China Southern Airlines has launched new services: KIX = Guilin = Nanning

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1 China Southern Airlines has launched new services: KIX = Guilin = Nanning May 30, 2015 China Southern Airlines (CZ) has launched new services KIX = Guilin = Nanning from May 16 (Sat), Guilin is situated in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the southwest of China and is a world renowned tourist place because of its beautiful landscape which reminds us of Chinese-style landscape painting. Nanning which is the final destination of this route is the capital city of the Autonomous Region where Zhuang people account for the majority of the population. China Southern Airlines now operates a total of 34 flights a week from KIX to 7 cities in China: Guangzhou, Shenyang, Dalian, Harbin, Guiyang, Guilin and Nanning as a result of the addition of the new services. Since both Guilin and Nanning are new destinations for KIX, the network with China is further enhanced. Date of Inauguration: May 16 (Sat), 2015 Route Flight No. Schedule Operated on Guilin = Nanning CZ8314 CZ8313 Dep. KIX (17:15) Arr. Guilin (21:05) / Dep. (22:05) Arr. Nanning (23:00) Dep. Nanning (10:00) Arr. Guilin (10:50) / Dep. (11:50) Arr. KIX (16:15) Model: Boeing B Seats: 163 total (Business class: 8, Economy class: 155) Wed/Sat Harbin: 3 flights per week Shenyang: 7 flights per week Dalian: 4 flights per week KIX Nanning: 4 flights per week Guilin: 2 flights per week Guangzhou: 14 flights per week Nanning (via Guilin): 2 flights per week KIX- China network operated by China Southern Airlines Note: the routes in red are the newly announced routes. Landscape in Guilin Photo courtesy of: China National Tourism Administration (Osaka)

2 Hong Kong Express Airways increases the number of flights to Hong Kong HK Express (UO) increases the number of flights from KIX to Hong Kong as from June 5 (Fri), 2015 by 7 flights to a total of 21 flights. As a result of this increase, HK Express operates the largest number of flights to and from Kansai International Airport among the Japanese airports in which it operates. Date of Inauguration June 5 (Fri), 2015 See the company s website Model: Airbus A320 Seats: All seats economy class, 174 seats or 180 seats in total Photo courtesy of HK Express

3 Air China inaugurates new services to Hangzhou Air China will inaugurate the route KIX = Hangzhou from July 1 (Wed), Hangzhou which is one of the eight oldest cities in China is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province, and is a scenic city of water around the West Lake, a world heritage site. Air China now operates a total of 45 flights a week from KIX to 5 cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Tianjin and Hangzhou as a result of the addition of the new services. Date of Inauguration: July 1 (Wed), 2015 Route Flight No. Schedule Operated on CA726 Dep. KIX (13:20) Arr. Hangzhou (15:00) Hangzhou Tue/Wed/Sat CA725 Dep. Hangzhou (09:10) Arr. KIX (12:20) Model: Airbus A319 Seats: 128 total (Business class: 8, Economy class: 120) Beijing: 14 flights per week Tianjin (via Dalian): 7 flights per week Dalian: 7 flights per week Shanghai: 21 flights per week Hangzhou: 3 flights per week KIX KIX- China network operated by Air China Note: The routes in red are the newly announced routes. West Lake in Hangzhou Photo courtesy of China National Tourism Administration (Osaka)

4 Shenzhen Airlines inaugurates new services to Beijing Shenzhen Airlines will inaugurate the route KIX = Beijing from July 1 (Wed), These services can be used in combination with the KIX=Beijing service operated by its parent company China Air, and the travel to and from Beijing is now more readily available. Shenzhen Airlines now operates a total of 12 flights a week from KIX to 4 cities in China: Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Wuxi and Beijing as a result of the addition of the new services. Date of Inauguration: July 1 (Wed), 2015 Route Flight No. Schedule Operated Beijing ZH9016 Dep. KIX (19:20) Arr. Beijing (22:15) ZH9015 Dep. Beijing (13:35) Arr. KIX (17:50) Daily Model: Airbus A320 Seats: 158 total (Business class: 8, Economy class: 150) Beijing: 7 flights per week KIX Wuxi: 2 flights per week Fuzhou: 3 flights per week Shenzhen (via Fuzhou): 3 flights per week KIX- China network operated by Shenzhen Airlines Note: the routes in red are the newly announced routes. Aircrafts of Shenzhen Airlines Photo courtesy of Shenzhen Airlines

5 Tianjin Airlines inaugurates flights from Kansai International airport Tianjin Airlines has inaugurated 2 flights a week from KIX to Tianjin and Xi an respectively from May 15 (Fri), In addition, the route KIX = Tianjin is planned to be increased to five flights per week as from June 18 (Thu). In 2009, the company started operations with its home base in Tianjin as an airline company of the Hainan group, China and operates flights in the Southeast Asia and Japan as a full service carrier. The new services will provide more convenience to travel from KIX to China. It is also expected that more Chinese tourist will visit Japan. Date of Inauguration KIX-Tianjin/KIX-Xi an: From May 15 (Fri), 2015 Increased flights KIX-Tianjin: From June 18 (Thu) From May 15 (Fri), 2015 Flight No. Tianjin Xi an Schedule GS6630 Dep. KIX (22:25) Arr. Tianjin (25:15) GS6629 Dep. Tianjin (19:00) Arr. KIX (21:25) GS7524 Dep. KIX (14:00) Arr. Xi an (18:20) GS7523 Dep. Xi an (09:30) Arr. KIX (13:00) Operated on Mon/Fri Mon/Fri Increased flights from June 18 (Thu) Flight Schedule No. Tianjin GS6416 Dep. KIX (12:05) Arr. Tianjin (13:55) GS6415 Dep. Tianjin(07:40) Arr. KIX (11:05) Operated on Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun Model: Airbus A320 Seats: All seas Economy class 180 seats in total Photo courtesy of Tianjin Airlines

6 Philippine Airlines increases flights and now operates daily to Cebu! Convenient direct flights to the popular resort island of Cebu will be available daily Philippine Airlines will increase 3 flights between KIX and Cebu Island and operate daily from July 18 (Sat), Cebu Island has a mild climate throughout the year allowing tourists to enjoy marine sports and golf and is one of the most popular resorts in the Philippines. The island is also a very popular tourist destination for Japanese people. With this increase in service, Philippine Airlines will now operate daily from KIX to Cebu Island and the capital Manila and the total number of flights to the Philippines is now 14. People travelling to the Philippines can combine the trip to Cebu with Manila and have more variety of options for enjoyment. Increased flights from: July 18 (Sat), 2015 Flight Route No. Schedule Operated on Cebu PR409 Dep. KIX (15:40) Arr. Cebu (19:30) Daily PR410 Dep. Cebu (09:15) Arr. KIX (14:40) Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun increased flights Model: Airbus A Seats: 194 total (Business class: 11, Economy class: 183) (Photos courtesy of Philippines Airlines)

7 Yakutia Airlines will fly charter flights in summer time Yakutia Airlines (R3) will fly charter flights between KIX and Kamchatka, between KIX and Vladivostok, and between KIX and Khabarovsk during July 8 (Wed) to July 15 (Wed), You are invited to take this opportunity to make a tour of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk which are the European cities nearest to Japan and visit Kamchatka which is a World Natural Heritage. Note: Enquiries should be addressed to: Japan Air Travel Marketing Co., Ltd. (Head office): (Osaka branch): info@jatm.co.jp Service Period: Between July 8 (Wed) and 15 (Wed), 2015 Route Operated Flight No. Schedule Kamchatka Vladivostok Khabarovsk Jul 8 (Wed) Dep. KIX (09:30) Arr. Kamchatka (19:30) R Jul 11 (Sat) Dep. KIX (10:45) Arr. Kamchatka (17:30) Jul 8 (Wed) Dep. Kamchatka (19:40) Arr. KIX (20:45) Jul 12 (Sun) R Dep. Kamchatka (13:30) Arr. KIX (14:35) Jul 15 (Wed) Dep. Kamchatka (19:10) Arr. KIX (20:15) Jul 8 (Wed), 15 (Wed) R Dep. KIX (21:45) Arr. Vladivostok (00:10) + 1 Jul 8 (Wed), R Dep. Vladivostok (07:20) Arr. KIX (08:30) Jul 12 (Sun) R Dep. KIX (15:50) Arr. Khabarovsk (19:20) Jul 11 (Sat) R Dep. Khabarovsk (08:30) Arr. KIX (09:55) Note: Flight schedules may change. Model: SSJ-100 Seats: 93 total (Comfortable Seat: 8, Economy class: 85) Photo courtesy of Yakutia Airlines

8 Tway Airlines increases flights and now operates daily to Daegu! Tway Airlines will increase 2 flights between KIX and Daegu and operate 7 flights a week from July 1 (Wed), The company is a low cost carrier (LCC) established in Korea in 2010 with its home base in Seoul (Incheon Int l Airport) and operates in East Asia. Tway Airlines now operates a total of 14 flights a week from KIX to Seoul (Incheon Int l Airport) and Daegu. Increased flights from: July 1 (Wed), 2015 Route Flight No. Schedule Operated on Daegu TW242 Dep. KIX (10:45) Arr. Daegu (12:25) Daily TW241 Dep. Daegu (09:00) Arr. KIX (10:20) Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun Note: due to this increase in flights, the flight between KIX and Daegu on Sunday evening will be discontinued. Model: Airbus Boeing B Seats: 189 total (All Economy class) Seoul (Incheon): 7 flights per week Daegu: 7 flights per week KIX KIX- Korea network operated by Tway Airlines Note: the routes in red are the newly announced routes. Photo courtesy of Tway Airlines

9 LCC Scoot launches new services on medium and long-haul routes! Airline will fly to 3 cities in Asia from KIX with the newest Boeing We are pleased to announce that Scoot (TZ), a Singapore-based low-cost long-haul LCC airline, will launch new services in the KIX = Bangkok (Don Mueang) = Singapore route from July 8 (Wed), 2015, and in the KIX =Kaohsiung = Singapore route from July 9 (Thu), We have been urging Scoot to operate to and from Kansai International Airport in conjunction with the Association to Promote the Kansai International Airport Overall Plan. As a result of the launch of new services by Scoot, the international LCC routes to and from Kansai International Airport are now operated by 15 airlines connecting 21 cities for a total of 251 flights a week. The largest international LCC network in Japan has been further expanded. Start of new services July 8 (Wed), 2015: KIX = Bangkok = Singapore route July 9 (Thu), 2015: KIX = Kaohsiung = Singapore route Route Operated on KIX = Bangkok = Singapore 3 flights per week (Wed/Fri/Sun) Schedule Dep. KIX (20:25) Arr. Bangkok(00:05 [+1])/Dep. 01:15 [+1]) Arr. Singapore (04:40 TZ297 +1]) TZ298 Dep. Singapore (09:05) Arr. Bangkok(10:10)/Dep. (11:30) Arr. KIX(18:50) Route KIX = Kaohsiung = Singapore Operated on 3 flights per week (Tue/Thu/Sat) Schedule TZ287 Dep. KIX (16:15) Arr. Kaohsiung (18:55)/Dep. 20:05) Arr. Singapore (00:25) TZ288 Dep. Singapore (06:15) Arr. Kaohsiung (10:25)/Dep. (11:35) Arr. KIX (15:15) Model: Airbus Boeing B787-9 Seats: 375 total (Business class: 35, Economy class: 340) (Photo courtesy of Scoot)

10 Jin Air increases flights to Seoul (Incheon) Jin Air will increase 7 flights per week to the current 7 weekly flights to operate a total of 14 flights per week, or 2 daily flights to Seoul (Incheon) between July 1 (Wed) and August 30 (Sun), The company is a low cost carrier (LCC) established in Korea in 2008 with its home base in Seoul (Incheon International Airport) and operates in East Asia and Japan. Period with increased number of flights: July 1 (Wed) - August 30(Sun), 2015 (* increased flights) Flight Route Schedule No. Operated on LJ212 Dep. KIX (10:45) Arr. Seoul (12:35) Daily Seoul (Incheon) *LJ214 (16:40) (18:25) Daily LJ211 Dep. Seoul (08:00) Arr. KIX (09:45) Daily *LJ213 (13:55) (15:40) Daily Note: incidentally, the schedule of the increased flights LJ214/213 on July 3, 10 and 17 will be changed as Dep. KIX (17:50) Arr. Seoul (19:35) for the outbound flight and Dep. Seoul (15:05) Arr. KIX (16:50) for the inbound flight. Model: Airbus Boeing B Seats: 189 in total (all economy class) Photo courtesy of Jin Air

11 China Eastern Airlines increases flights to Ningbo and flights to Changsha = Kunming China Eastern Airlines (MU) will increase the number of services to Ningbo from KIX from 2 flight to 4 flights per week as from June 12 (Fri), 2015 and the number of services to Changsha = Kunming from 2 flights to 3 flights per week as from June 18 (Thu), China Eastern Airlines now operates a total of 61 flights a week from KIX to 12 cities in China: Shanghai, Beijing, Qingdao, Yantai, Nanjing, Wenzhou, Ningbo, Kunming, Zengzhou, Xi an, Chengdu and Changsha as a result of the addition of the new services. Start of increased services Ningbo route: June 12 (Wed), 2015 Changsha=Kunming route: June 18 (Thu), 2015 ( represents increased flights) Route Flight No. Schedule Operated on Ningbo Changsha =Kunming MU2098 Dep. KIX(13:50) Arr. Ningbo(16:00) Mon/Thu/Fri/Sun MU2097 Dep. Ningbo(09:30) Arr. KIX(12:50) Mon/Thu/Fri/Sun MU2570 MU2569 Dep. KIX(19:15) Arr. Changsha(21:45) / Dep.(22:45) Arr. Kunming(00:50) +1 Dep. Kunming(10:45) Arr. Changsha(13:00) / Dep.(13:55) Arr. KIX(18:15) Mon/Thu/Fri Mon/Thu/Fri Note: on Mondays and Fridays, arrival at Ningbo at 16:20 Ningbo route Changsha = Kunming route Model: Airbus A320 Model: Boeing B Seats: 163 total (Business: 8, Economy: 155) Seats: 168 total (Business: 8, Economy: 160) Beijing: 7 flights per week Yantai: 3 flights per week Xi an (via Qingdao): 7 flights per week Zengzhou (via Shanghai): 7 flights per week Nanjing: 4 flights Chengdu (via Nanjing): 4 flights per week per week Changsha: 3 flights per week Qingdao: 7 flights per week Shanghai: 35 flights per week KIX Ningbo: 4 flights per week Kunming (via Shanghai/Changsha): 10 flights per week Wenzhou: 2 flights per week KIX- China network operated by China Eastern Airlines Note: the routes in red are the newly announced routes.

12 New installation of "KIX-Medipac," a facility compliant with export packing of pharmaceuticals - First facility for the packing of pharmaceuticals in Japanese airports - Kansai International Airport has been promoting the export and import of pharmaceuticals taking advantage of its strategic position in coordination with local governments and the business community. Now, a facility specialized in the export packing of pharmaceutical products (called KIX-Medipac ) has been developed in the international cargo area of the airport. This is the first time that a facility capable of providing export packing and storage of pharmaceutical products in one building has been developed in a Japanese airport. Kansai International Airport has been engaged in the creation of a cool chain connecting the whole of the airport including the constant temperature warehouse for pharmaceuticals (KIX-Medica) and the operation of storage dolly among others. With the completion of the development of KIX-Medipac, it has now become possible to provide a safe and secure transportation of pharmaceutical products to the destination by providing the export packaging. We will continue to provide high convenience and quality to all those who handle pharmaceutical products in the Kansai area and in the western part of Japan. Name of Facility: KIX-Medipac Overview of Facility: Constant temperature warehouse with an area of about 150m 2 which is kept in the two temperature zones of 20 C (about 50 to 100m 2 ) and 5 C (about 50 to 100m 2 ), which is installed in the Building A with an area of about 1,450m 2 (including the area under the eaves) in the International Cargo Area Characteristics of Facility: Installed a variety of packing facilities and an constant temperature warehouse with an area of about 150m 2 in one building. Simulation of external environment such as an outside temperature at the time of export in order to individually pack pharmaceuticals of small to medium lots to be exported from Japan requiring temperature control and the use of specially prepared packing materials, refrigerants, heat storage agents and the like within the constant temperature warehouse allow risks such as temperature deviation, etc. to be eliminated and the products to be transported safely to the destination. Start of Service: May 25 (Mon), 2015 Operated and Managed by: WACON Co., Ltd. [URL: http: // Note: This project has been certified as a new logistics business model of Kansai International Airport in FY2014.

13 Xiamen Airlines launches new services to Fuzhou and increases its flights to Xiamen from July Xiamen Airlines launches new services to Fuzhou with 6 flights a week from July 1 (Wed), 2015 and increases its flights to Xiamen from 3 to 7 a week from July 5 (Sun), Xiamen Airlines now operates a total of 13 flights a week from KIX to both Xiamen and Fuzhou as a result of the new services and increased flights. New services from: Fuzhou route: July 1 (Wed), 2015 Increased services from: Xiamen route: July 5 (Sun), 2015 July 1, 2015 (New service) Route Flight No. Schedule Operated on MF835 Dep. KIX (20:30) Arr. Fuzhou (12:25) Fuzhou MF836 Dep. Fuzhou (15:45) Arr. KIX (19:30) July 5, 2015 ( represents increased flights) Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Sat/Sun Route Flight No. Schedule Operated on MF839 Dep. KIX (19:50) Arr. Xiamen (22:15) Xiamen Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun MF840 Dep. Xiamen (15:00) Arr. KIX (18:50) Model: Boeing B Seats: 169 total (Business class: 8, Economy class: 161) KIX Fuzhou: 6 flights per week Xiamen: 7 flights per week KIX- China network operated by Xiamen Airlines Boeing B of Xiamen Airlines (photo courtesy of Xiamen Airlines

14 Tigerair Taiwan inaugurates flights from KIX! Tigerair Taiwan will inaugurate a daily flight between KIX and Taipei from July 3 (Fri), Tigerair Taiwan is a low cost carrier (LCC) established in April of 2014 in Taiwan and this is the first LCC from Taiwan that operates to and from KIX. As a result of this new addition, the international LCC routes to and from KIX are operated by 16 airlines connecting 21 cities for a total of 265 flights a week.* The largest international LCC network in Japan has been further expanded. * The total number of LCC flights already in service or announced. Date of Inauguration July 3 (Fri), 2015 Route Flight No. Schedule Operated Taipei route IT211 Dep. KIX (21:05) Arr. Taipei (22:50) IT210 Dep. Taipei (06:40) Arr. KIX (10:10) Model: Airbus A320 Seats: 180 total (All seats Economy class) Daily (Photo courtesy of Tigerair Taiwan)

15 Juneyao Airlines (HO) increases 7 flights a week and now operates 3 flights a day and 21 flights a week to Shanghai! Juneyao Airlines (HO) will increase 7 flights a week between KIX and Shanghai and will operate 21 flights a week in total. Juneyao Airlines is a private full service carrier with its home base in Shanghai and provides attentive and detailed service for business persons and tourists. As a result of this increase in the number of flights, passengers have the option to choose a flight from afternoon, evening and night flights. Start of new service June 25 (Thu), 2015 (* new services) Flight No. Schedule Operated Outbound HO1336 Dep. KIX (12:40) Arr. Shanghai Pudong (14:15) / Dep.(15:40) Arr. Yinchuan (18:45) HO1338 Dep. KIX (17:20) Arr. Shanghai Pudong (18:45) *HO1340 Dep. KIX (19:15) Arr. Shanghai Pudong (20:40) HO1337 Dep. Shanghai Pudong (08:25) Arr. KIX (11:50) Daily Inbound HO1335 Dep. Yinchuan (08:10) Arr. Shanghai Pudong (10:45) / Dep.(12:55) Arr. KIX (16:20) *HO1339 Dep. Shanghai Pudong (15:00) Arr. KIX (18:25) Note: Flight schedules are subject to change. Model: Airbus A320 Seats: 158 total (Business class: 8, Economy class: 150) (Photos courtesy of Juneyao Airlines)